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Hutchison Provides Port in Stormy China Stocks Consolidation

With China stocks about to head into their third month of a painful consolidation, the focus of investors is narrowing.

That is especially true in the market’s current volatility. Pointing out emerging uncertainties in Europe’s economy and risks of tighter regulation of Chinese banks and properties, KGI Asia Chief Operating Officer Ben Kwong said that “it is still better to put the focus on sector-picking instead of guess(ing) the market trend.”

The on-going corporate earnings season has revealed some companies whose strong results marks them as good prospects, Kwong told Equities in an email. One of them is the big conglomerate Hutchison (HUWHY) with its holdings from Chinese ports and properties to European power stations. It is trading at an attractive 12X prospective FY2013 PE. Kwong also points out that its European operations mainly consist of power and water operations in Britain, which lowers its earnings risk.

Another place to look for winners is among sectors that benefit from favorable Chinese government policies. That includes the solar cell industry. Kwong said, “Although it might still take some time for industry consolidation to return (to) profit, … companies like GCL-POlY’s (GCLPY) share price already retreated sharply from its peak, (and investors) could consider to accumulate.” End

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